The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-06 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1864. Seldom, if ever, has a debate in the House of Commons been so evenly balanced between contest ing parties—we say contesting parties advisedly, not conflicting opinions. Tne supporters of the Government, while endeavouring to stigmatise this ciliation as a party move on the side of the Oppo sition, are themselves avowedly viewing it as a party question. The speech of Mr. HORSMAN last evening w as, perhaps, one of the most glaring 71071- Sequiturs eiTC addressed to the British House of Commons. Throughout his speech—every sentence of which evidenced his recognition of the false position and feeble conduct of the Government—he was followed b y Opposition cheers, when, at the conclusion, ho turn e d completely round upon the °bvic" deductions from his own arguments, and, amidst unexpected aPplausa from the Ministerial benches, declared his intention to support the Government, although they were, by his own show. ing, so evidently in the wrong! Th e Cause might be a good cause, but the Price was 'too much to pay for it. In like man ner Mr. COBDEN is prepared to vote with Ministers, while he differs entirely with their policy and denounces their proceedings. Pitiable, indeed, is the position of the Administration, when even its friends are obliged to admit, in the words of Mr. co RDE , last evening, that " Our present diplomatic sy s t em has broh . en down. Our Foreign-cffice has lost its credit with foreign countries. You cannot hence forward approach a foreign country upon any ques tion of foreign policy in which you will not be looked upon with a want of consideration, and even with mistrust.'' And, to make bad worse, this result is so evidently the fruit of our own mis an3gement " The great fault we commit in these things," we quote again from Mr. CO.BDEN, flu supporter of the Government ; "always is that we allow ourseo:Tet to be betrayed in to something like matmoo without duly measuring the powar we Nacre of carrying out these menaces." N 9 Wader that these only too truthful wores were drowneo in loud cheers from the Opposition. Alluding to these unhappy and worse than futile threats, Lord STANLEY very happily observed during Monday night's debate The noble lord threatened us conditionally with a war. I try to look at the best aide of things, and am willing to believe that he did not mean it. I believe it was not the announcement of a future policy, but the indulgence of an inveterate habit. Oue can imagine that the noble lord may have been in favour of fighting a.: a time when fighting, however impolitic, would have led to substantial resuas ; bat to say that now, after Holstein is gone and Schleswig taken, you will fight for Copenhagen, is very much as though some ally of ours were to say, Ireland may be invaded, and we won't help you; Scotland may be invaded, and we won't help you ; England even may be invaded, and we won't help you ; but let them touch the Isle of Wight, and we will at once rush to your assistance." Equally telling and equally unanswerable was Lord ROBERT CECIL'S ind . crous comparison when he said yesterday that "after our efforts during the last nine months had been despised—after we had failed in every attempt to obtain pacification, and to secure the integrity and independence of Denmark—after all this, it was too much that the noble lord should tell us that if Copenhagen were taken, that if the population were slaughtered, and in case the KING were taken pri soner of war, her MAJESTY'S Government would be prepared to consider such a contingency." He con ' tinned—" I do not think that since the ancient PISTOL swallowed his leek, Saying that ho did it in revenge, such an exhibition was ever made before the world." Whatever be the result of the division as regards the numbers voted, one fact is already very apparent from this debate. The conduct of the Government—so admirably typified by one of CoLLINs's Passions which shall be nameless—the one, we mean, who, so eager to stretch forth hie hand, "-- its skill to try Amid the chords bewildered Then back recoiled, lie knew not why, Scared at the sound himself had made," This conduct, so recklessly threatening and so re creantly retreatirtg, is not approved by the House of Commons Even those members who will vote for the Government, as a Government, denounce their principles, as a policy. It is not often in real life that we meet with those strange scenes and striking warnings which make novels famous and impart a vitality to the represen tations of the drama. The current of events gene rally flows on more evenly, and is marked with im pressive warnings, but of a more subdued character. The other evening, however, brought a truth home to the hearts of Ministers which they must have :elt, however carefully and c',everly they concealed their conviction from the vulgar gaze and prying inspec tion of the crowds without and within the wails of Parliament. This ie not the first time That Lora PALMERSTON has failed when he appeared under such flattering auspices as the Premier of Eng:and. Once before he came beck from his appeal to the country with the ranks of his supporters swelled by the results of the election that had just taken place. But his " hundred mijority," of famous memory, did not avail him. He was ignominiously expelled from power. 5611, in comparison with the present excitement, this affair of the fit,n,piracy Bill was as nothing. When the eyes of experit need states men surveyed the scene at St. Stepben's on Monday they must have foreseen the vast importance of the significant spectacle before them. Not since the days of the Reform Bill has such excitement been manifested. Those who can remember the vivid demonstration of feeling, and the eager expression of opinions that then took place, must go back to the memory of that time for a precedent, but those who are not able to recollect that stormy °pooh 09 n imagine lao counterpart to the scene, and will, there fore, consider this as an event in their lives. No vote of censure or triumphant majority at the elec tions for their opponents could possibly speak more emphatically to the Government in condemnation of their policy than dui the appearance of public feeling among all classes on Monday. It was the handwriting on the wall which spoke in a double capacity to them es to the monarch of antiquity. It told of the past, and it presaged of the future, for while it reconciled their errors, it foretold the approaching doom that those errors had occasioned To make the lesson complete, we must call to mind the circumstances under which the present Ministers took office. It was pre-eminently by a subterfuge—" a dodge" it has been called, and cor rectly thus defined. Earl RUSSELL then over shadowed his career by his mean and unworthy conduct respecting the Reform Bill, and his sub sequent course at the Foreign -office has put the seal to the transaction. Thceit indeed has been the watchword of this Administration from the first when they took office on the plea of bringing in a better Reform Bill than their predecessors. They have deceived the house, their supporters, the country, and the wort' during their tenure of office since 1859. The next year witnessed the conclusion of the abortive attempts at Reform 'lbis was the first exemplification at falsity, and then followed by degrees that coarse of foreign policy alike so disgraceful and so disastrous in its effects and consequences. The English people bear a great deal for the sake of peace and order, but there are times when things go too far for endur ance, and the conduct of our Ministers has now reached that pitch. Seldom has a public man ad dressed a more numerous or brilliant auditory than did Mr. DisRAELI on Monday evening. The right hon. gentleman the Leader of the Opposition occupied a proud position that evening. He stood forth as the exponent of the principles and the representative of the spirit of the people of this country. He stood on a vantage ground, which his opponents must have bitterly begrudged to him. The reception he met with from the crowds outside, and the welcome he received from his supporters in the House, were significant witnesses to the truth of the cause in which he was engaged. It is not upon orators, however brilliant, or upon tactics, however clever, that the chief as sistance may be reckoned upon, or from which the chief danger will be apprehended in this under taking. A stronger sentiment urges on the actors in this fitful drams. It is the conviction of the distrust of the people that paralyses the efforts of the Government, and the consciousness of the ap proval of the country that inspires and animates the opposition. It is only putting off the evil day, f.)r the Ministers to affirm that they are sure and confident of success. A victory ga i ne d i n defiance of public opinion is a very dangerous triumph, and one that the pages of all history can t est if y to b e a unw i se o ne, The numbers who struggled to obtain tickets of admission, the early hour of their arrival, the eager demand for an i m p oss ibl e ent rance, and th e patient endurance of long hours of waiting, were all proofs which could not be gain said that Lord PALMERSTON mast be too wise not to see 019 signs a n d recogaisa the tokens. Hi s career in the political world has been an unusually long one; many of his contempor ar i es h a ve vanished from the scene of strife, w hi le he still fights on w i th ireshnes.: and vigour, but he nallit kuuvg that in " ion lest life a man does not witness e scene like that of Monday more than once or twice. It is not plc , ' bible Oil be ie untywAre of his prattle!), slid the , The colonising spirit of the English has long been one of the distinguisaing features of the race. It is many a long day since the Mayflower first set sail across the Atlantic, but the vast nation which so haughtily confronts us now owes her existence to the perseverance and the energy of English colonists. Etst and west, north and south, have Englishmen taken root, and in every spot the love of freedom, the power of self-government, and that indomitable enterprise which commands success have grown up with them. We are ❑ot famous in ordinary life for accommoditing ourselves readily to new ways, for identifying ourselves t 0..) easily with other nations. To do at Rome as the Romans do is a piece of advice very much needed by the sturdy Anglo-Saxon, and like other pieees of much needed advice it is very little heeded. Bat directly an Englishman forms part of an actual settlement the case is changed; he adapts himself readily to his altered circumstances, or rather he bends them to him, and the reward of his happy facility is usually found in a thriving and prosperous commu nity. English colonies have been singularly fortu nate, some more, some less, but all as a general rule. Th'ire is, however, one unhappy exception, which can yet hardly be rightly called an exception, since the drawback ie, that the district in question has never been colonised. It owns English sway and acknowledges English authorities, but further than that, it has no share in the busy hive of working bees. 'Wny so fine a tract of land should have been so long neglected, why a territo, y three or four times as large asEngland itself should be practically useless to us, except in the interest of a few traders, is one of the incomprehensible anomalies of our political system. There have no doubt been great difficulties in the way of dealing with the Hudson's Bay territories, owing to the existence of some of L'iose charters, by wnien in former days kings made such reckless gifts to favoured sutjects, Tne gift of a Tract of land, estimated at a million and a halt square miles, was certainly ri,ther a rash proceeding even for the days of CHARLES the Secone, but the Merry Monarch was possibly influenced in his libe rality by the reflection that the lands question belonged to his French neighbours. No doubt can be now thrown upon the English right of tenure, since the territories were fairly made over to this country about a century since. If legal quibbles are to interfere with sound legislation, however, it ' I seems that the fact of thus bestowing land which did not really belong to him might invalidate the c;aim, founded on the king's charter. It must be a very remarkable case which all legal authorities are agreed upon, yet this, says Mr. MILLS, is the case with regard to the right of the Hudson's Bay Com. , pany to these territories. It is universally held ' that it is impossible to dispute the validity of a charter which has existed for 200 yens, a sound principle, uo doubt, in the main, but one which Luay be strained too far. The state of things at present existing, and to which Mr. MILLS last week called the attention of the house, is not altogether satis factory. Wide tracts of land, extending from Ca nada to the Racky Mountains, are lying waste, for we may call them waste when they are peopled only by the fur trapper and the Indian. And yet the North American continent has proved to be specia aity favourable to the Anglo-Saxon race, its natural gifts are magnificent, the tract of land to which Mr. MILLS more eept,cialiy referred the other night having been declared by competent authorities to comprise some of the most fertile land in North America. Yet this fine territory is practically shut out from the colonist, for there are no regular means of communication with Canada, and a barren waste lies between. It would be immensely to the public advantage if a chain of settlements could be extended from Canada to British Columbia; if high roads and railway lines penetrated through that vast tract which lies between, and the dwellers in the Red River settlement were no longer an isolated community, but the members of one great and united state, which should add immensely to the power and influence of England on the North American continent. Way, then, should this great opportunity be lost, and the Itaal River settlement left to fall into American hands or under American influence It is undoubtedly our work to improve and to cultivate the northern part of North America, and it is a task peculiarly con genial to English enterprise and ability. It is use less to expect much help from those who are inte rested in preserving the laud as a wilderness, Silver foxes, ermines, martens, and their species do not commonly flourish in the vicinity of thriving settlements, and therefore we must not be surprised if the members of the Hudson's Bay Company do not display much alacrity in the matter. It has, indeed, been stated that the principal directors have shown no unwillingness to adapt themselves to the change of the times, but that their agents and officials object very strongly to any innovation, and intend to uphold the superior merits of the fur trade at all hazards. Still it is something that the ques tion should have been brought up again, and open discussion on the matter will do much good. It is satisfactory, too, to find that the Government is actually in communication with the Canadian authorities upon the matter, so that there is a rea sonable prospect of a final adjustment of differences. It is of comparatively little moment what are the relative proportions of the responsibilities incurred, provided that all parties agree to carry on the means of communication, and to throw open this magnificent territory to English settlers. Mr. CARDWELL promises that ho at least will give no pledge on the question of the bcundarics without the approval of the House, but in truth the question of a few miles of land morn or less belonging to Canada or to the Hudson's Bay territory is less to be regarded in the presen.e atate of the colony than the general advantage. At auy rate, it is time that these minor differences were arranged, and that no personal interest a or iocal jealousies be further suffered to retardthe civilisation and obstruct th e development of what might be a noble English colony, ANECDOTE OF HAWTIIORNE.—On the last even ing that I passed there I remember that our talk rambled, after many things, as men's talk often will, to the questiGn of what was to happen to us when lite is over. We were speaking of the sp rite , list rasa, that existence recommences, under another form, the moment after death. `ALL!" said Hawthorne, halt laughing, half seriously, "1 hops there will be a break. A couple of thousand years or so of eel)is tl least that I can do with below I begin lit gEI4IOI. R O AYL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. Last Week but Three. Extra Nigh - . Mdllc. Adelina Patti, Madame Lidice ; Faure, Signor Graziani, and eignor To-morrow Evening (Thursday), July 7, will be performed Gounod's Opera, in five acts, FAUST E MARGHERITA. Margherita, Mahe. Adelina Patti; Siebe , Madame Did ; Marta, 3ldlle. Anese ; 3lefisto ee, Faure ; Vale,,tino, signor zlani ; Wagner, z l ignor Tagliafice ; and Faust, k.-.1,;n0r Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre -ta is, 10s. ad., 75., and ss. ; smphitheatre.' 2 s. 6cl. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at ih.. box-offic under the portico of the thea.re, whir.th and is o pen from ten to live, and principa musiesellers' HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHT. Fifth Appearance of Madame Harriers Wippern in England. ast Time or KOBE -LT L r; DIABLE THIS EVE.ZINL+ (IN-ednesday , July r, will be repeated, for the last time, _leyerbeer's chef-d'oeuvre, Ito liE LE DIA RM.]. S!gnor . Gardoni, Bettini, Marcello Junta. Gassier. Bossi ; Morlaccbi, 3ldlle. Liebha , t, and Madame Harriers Wipe ern, her liith appearance in this country. Conductor, Sign.,r AR WTI. Scenic Artist, Mr. William Telbin. The Incidental Dances Invented and arranged by 31. Petit. The n w Costumes, fro,n the best autho ities, by Mr. S. May and Miss D.ckensou. The Mise-en-Scene by M. Iteinhard. PROSPECTIVE ARRANGEME NTS. To-morrow Eveni (Thurbd y', July 7, and Sat oa each July 9 - - Special Supplemental tilg,hts.-311.11.ELLA =Aston. Commence at Half-past Eight. On Saturday, the 9th inst. Commence at Eight o'clock. Pit Tickets, 7s. ; Reserved Box Seats, 109 6d. • Amphi th _atra ss. and 7s. ; Gallery, gad ; Private 'B,.xes, the Upper eircle, 21s. Box uffice of the Theatr e open daily, from 10 till 6, where places may be secured ; al so at Mitchell's, Bubb's, Lacon and Oilier's, Bond-street ; Leader's, Opera Colonnade ; Sam's, St. James's-street ; Cramer, Wood, and Co.'s, and Hammond's, Regent-street heath, Prowse, and Co.'s, Cheapside ; and at Chappell and Co.'s, 50, New Bond-street. TFIE TitE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole LelMee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. For the Benefit of Mr. Buckstone, and Last Night of the Season. THIS EVENING, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mr. Comp• ton, 31i913 L. Keeley. After which, THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Messrs, Buckstone, Weiss, Chippendale, Compton, Farrell, Matthi son. ac. ; Mesdemes Weiss, Keely, ;Neill , Moore, ko. 'With A REGULAR FIX. Mr. Sothern. And THE CHRISTENING. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. _ _ After which, the new play by John Oxenford, Esi., THE 310NASTERY OF S. Jusr : Messrs. Vining, H.3l.rs too, J. Nelson, J. W. Ray, 11. Mellon, W. Robins, k.. Seyton, t. bagman t Mrs. 11. Marston, and Mdlle. Stella colas. NEW THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHL -6)10 Proprietor and Manac.rer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, SHARSPERE'S HOUSE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. After which, JANET PRIDE : Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. To;)le, P. 13,dford, Stuart, Stephenson, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Denman. Followed by THE AREA BELLE, with a Norrible Tale: 3lessrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bediord, it. Romer)liss Woolgar, and lklrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the 'Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion. Re-engagement of those cebraeed and popular artistes, Mr. an Mrs. Charles Matht.:Ws. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. .;. Clarke, Mr. P .ul Bedford, Mr. F. it.obinson. Mr. AsLley, , Mr. J. Johnstone; ➢Miss IL rbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josepus, Miss Wentwortn, Mrs. Stir.ing - , aria Mrs. Chas. Mathews. EVERY EVENING, - at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CL4THING. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. t..larke, and Mr. F. Robinson. ------- At S, the Comic Drama of USED UP Messrs. C. Mathews, Ashley, J. Johnstone, Montague, W ( hamberlaine ; Miss Patti Josephs, and Mrs. h ank matthews. At 10, LITTLE TODDLEKINS, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with BRISTOL DIA3IONDS. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matatws, Mr. Ash ey, Miss Wentworth. On Saturday, July 9, wll be produced FAUST AND MARGUERI tE. An Im-morality, by F. C. Burnan I, Etiq., in which Mr. and Alts Charles Mathews will appear. OPERA and RACE GLASSES. Field and Y.,c)-,t Glasses, in every varie y of size, form, and mounting, matchless for their great magnifying power and ,harp4ess ot definition. Price, from 30 s. each, at CALLAGIiAN'S, 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner ot Conduit-street. Sole agent for the celebrated race and field glasses and photo graphic len-es made by Veigtlander, nna. Field glasses mace expressly for India. warranted to withstand the g, eatest tropical heat. The new aluminium mounted glasses (as re cently made for H.R.H. the Prinv of Wales', though ot the largest size, we:gh but a iew ounce 7. IRIS BONNETS for JUNE.—Messrs. JAY'S Manager has h's day returned from Paris with an assortment of the most elegant and fashionab:e Summer Bonnets. selected from the magasins of the first houses in that city. JAY'S, The London General Mourning' Warehouse, 217, 219, and 251, Regent-street. June 1, ISCI. NOVEL STYLE in FRENCH BONNETS,— French fashion has produced Bonnets for this month of a light go samer texture, which accommodate the present style of wearing and displayiag the lady'sh:ir. They are of the most exquisite variety, and, though still adhering to the favourite colours of black. white, and neutral, are entirely remodelled in shape, size, and substance. Spe,ially imported from Paris for JAY'S, The Lcni:on General Mourning Warehouse, 247, 249, and 251, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLESIIALL COMPANY'S COAL. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'.......23s. per ton. I Double.. 203. per ton. Top `)2e. „ Deep 2ls. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Can be had Every Evening of G. it. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, July 6, 1864. - THER.3IOIIETE IZ. This day at Two o'clock.. Barometer-30.C5. ; moderate breeze and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAP.—Morning, 36m.—Altaroon, 3b. 52m. o-goatto w.-Morning, 4ti. 9al.—Altarnoon, 4ti. 2Sw. (liAitTitz Sun, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1864 experiences of the other eventful day must have told hina of the dangers he will encounter if he persists in running counter to the general tone and expres skin of feeling. He had better take to heart a sage maycim, which tells him," Fas est ab hoste doceri," and consider the advice given to him by Lord STANLEY, that if he appeals to the country from the decision of Parliament, he will not have a very good or effective cry to urge on his s , :pporters and intimidate his opponents. The noble 10-d said that the wvch - ,vord of the for,ign poAcy of the Minis ters would be—" Franca has been alienated, Ger many insulted, Dc , nmd.rk abandetpd, Poland en coutagert to revolt, and deserted." The greatest k ffr on tery can hardly attempt to withstand the corn bined effects of such a combination, and it is impos sible for the most adroit or subtle supporter of the Government to do away with the impression that LOW prevails against them throughout the length and bresdth of the land. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per the Saxonia,) NEW YORK, JUNE 25. The news from the army of the Potomac is very meagre, and is entirely unofficial. It is under stood Grant is executing a movement of great im portance, the nature of Which is unknown to the public. It has been tumoured that the army wee being transferred to Bermuda Hundred. Latest advices, which are up to the morning of June 23, state that, on the night of the 21st, Han cock's and Wright's corps marched from the right to the left of the Federal lines, for the pu , posa of more closely investing Petersburg by covering the line of the Weldon Railroad. Gen. Lee seemed to have anticipated this movement, for, when near the Jerusalem plank-road, the two corps were con fronted by Hilt's corps, and a sharp skirmish en sued, during which the Confederates suddenly charged upon the Twelfth New York Artillery, drove back the infantry stipports, and captured four guns. The Federals, however, soon rallied, and the line was re established. A reconnaissance was then made which developed the Confederates in strong force on an intrenched line. Orders were issued for a concentration of troops against this point, a line of battle was formed, end a general engagement seemed imminent on the 24th. Heavy firing in that direction was beard at City Point on that day, but the results wets not known. On the 18th, 19th, and 20th there was no fight ing beyond occasional picket skirmishing. Presi dent Lincoln visited General Grant at City Point on the 21st. It is reported, unofficially, that General Butler's forces have succeeded in destroying about three miles of the Petersburg and Richmond Railroad. The James River has been obstructed by sunken vessels at a point about four and a half miles below Fort Darling by orders of Gen. Grant, who, it is believed, considered his transports menaced by the Confederate rams. Confederate accounts represent that Gen. Hunter has been defeated, and a large number of his troops captured. They assert also that Lynchburg is perfectly safe, and that all Grant's operations against Petersburg aro worse than useless. The 2ichmond Despatch predicts the capture of Sheri c'an's force, which is supposed to be executing an• other raid. Ca the 20th a force of 1,800 Fecierals, uoder Gen. Abercrombie, while acting as a guard for Gen. Sfieridan's trains left at White House, was attacked by a force of about 7,000 Confederate cevdlry under Fi , z%ugh Lee and Wade Hampton. Toe Confe derates were speedily repulsed by the Federal batteries and three gunboats lying in the Pumunkey River. A despatch from General Sherman, dated on the afternoon of the 21at inst., stated that his lines nave been steadi:y pressed forward, and that an important position had been captured by General Howard's corps. The Confederates had made seve ral atttinpts to regain the lost ground, making seven assaults on Stanley's division. 1 hey were decidedly repulsed with a loss of 700 men. It is rumoured that a portion of S!Jerman's forces recently suc ceeded in crossing the Chattaboocllie, and that a general engagement was immediately expected. Kirby Smith, with a large force, was believed to be marching to reinforce Johnstone. Nothing further is reported in relation to the movement of the forces under General Forrest, but it is asserted that General Sherman has taken pre cautions amply bufficie n t to secure his communica tions against the operations ci Forrest. New Orleans adviccs state that the State of Arkansas is overrun with guerillas. The Federals, however, still h: td Little Rack and Flue Bluffs. General Banks was at New Orleans. Admiral Porter reports that the Federal ironclads recently silenced and captured a Confederate bat- tery of two rifled 32 pounders on the Atchafalaya ❑ear Semmesport, Louisiana. In the Federal Senate, Mr. Johnson, of Mary land, offered a resolution requesting the President to inform Congress whether authority had been granted to any one to obtain recruits from Ireland or Canada for the Federal army or navy. Mr. Powell, of Kentucky, offered a resolution requesting the President to revoke the military order suppressing the circulation of the Cincinnati Inquirer, and to issue such orders as will prevent further military interference With the freedom of the Press. The bill repealing the Fugitive Slave Law was passed by a vote of 21 against 7, This bill, having passed both houses, now simply awaits the Presi- dent's signature. Ia the House of Representatives the Loan Bill was passed. This bill authorises Secretary Chase to borrow 400,00,000 doh.., horn time to time, upon six percent. bonds, redeernable in five to forty years. The interest pyablo i n co i n semi-annually. Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, gave notice of his in .ention to introduce a bill to establish peace among the people of the United States. A Washington despatch say s that the mili t ary authorities of Ohio urge th e re-arrest o f M r . Val landigham, bat notify the G overnment t h a t blood shed would be unavoidabl e i n so doing, as an arme d and numerous organisati on i s pledge d t o prot ec t him. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JUNE 24 P M. The money market is active, the current rate being 7 per cent. Government Securities are dull. Registered Sixes of 1881, l O s i ; Coupon do., 1121; Five Twenti.!s, 10,51 ; Seven Thi r ties, 107 ; One Year Certificates, 95k. Gold is firm at 216, and Exchange 238 for Bankers' Bills. The share market is act ive. Erie, 1121; New York Central, 1331; Hudson River, 141 ; Har lem, 233; Reedin g , 1391; Illino i s C entra l , 1291; Michigan Central, 1 39 ; Michigan S out h ern, 95 ; Chicago and Rock I s l an d, 113; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago, 114. t. 6 ....... m. wawa SOU CHAIIPTON, JULY 6. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Saxonia, from N ew Y ork on the 25th lune, arrived here this morning, w i t h 100 passengers for this port, H%vre, and H am b urg, an d 6 0 b ags of mails, of which 42 are f or L ondon. No specii. NEW YORK, JUNE 25, 11 3,133. Nothing official fro© General Grant or Mr. Stanton. The newspaper despatches, which are vague and contradictory, r eport that the army is gradua ll y moving by the left to the south of Petersburg, for the destruction 'of the Weldon and the Lynchburg Railways. On the other hand, Lee is reported as demcnstrating against Grant's coramunicationa, rfa James River. Nine brigades have been detached by Leo to operate against Hunter. Sueroaan reports th a t on the night of the 20th inst, ho repuls e d the enemy in coven distinct at tettiPts to ntako a position pre•Tiotaly wiled ly General Whittaker. Heavy rains had prevented further advance. The Senate, on the 23d inst., concurred in the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, by a vote of 22 against 12. The Constitutional Convention of Maryland has abolished slavery in that State, by a majority of 53 against 27. The meeting of the Democratic Convention, to be held at. Chicago for the inauguration of the Pre. sidential campaign, has been postponed from July 4. to August 29. Isaac Henderson, navy agent, at this port, and one of the proprietors of an Airainistration journal (Lhe Evening Post) has been arrested upon a charge of defrauding the Government. The Grand Jury have declined to take action in the matter of the suppression of the TVorld and Journal of Commerce newspapers, on the grounds of inexpediency. THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND, JULY 6, 11 A.M. The following telegram has been received at the War-office, : TANRANGA, MAY 4. " On April 29 Major-General Cameron attacked the rebels, who held a very strong position near Tanranga ; the assault was unsuccessful, but the enemy, who had suffered severely, abandoned the position under cover of the night. [Tenraiga is on the east coast, about 100 miles south of Auckland.] " Our loss, together with that of the Royal Navy, amounts to 7 officers killed, 7 wounded, 21 men killed, 77 wounded. The officers killed are— Capt. Hamilton, H.M.S. Esk; Lieut. Hill, H.M.S. Curecoa ; Capt, R. C, Glover, 43d Regiment; Capt. C. R. Mure, 43d Regiment; Capt. R. T. F. Hamil. ton, 43d Regiment; Capt. E. Utterton, 43d Regi. ment ; Ensign C. J. Langlands, 43d Regiment. " The officers wounded are Commander Hay, H.M.S. Harrier (since dead, on April 30) ; Lieutenant Duff, H.M.S. Esk, very severely; Lieutenant Hammick, H.M.S. Curagoa, very severely; LieutenantsColone , Booth, 43d Re giment (since dead, on April 30); Lieutenant F. G. E. Glover, 43d Regiment Wane dead, on May 1) ; Ensign Clark, 43d Regiment, severely ; Ensign Nicholls, 43d Regiment, slightly. JAPAN. SHANGHAI, MAY 23. The expedition to reopen the Straits of Shimo. noseki has sailed. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JULY 6. Prince John, youngest brother of King Christian of Denmark, has arrived here, and wilt probably primed to Carlsbad. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS, MALTA, JULY 5. The Delhi left for Marseilles at 10 p.m. yes terday. The Ellora leaves for Southampton at 8 a.m .his day. OUTWARD CALCU TTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA MAILS. The Poonah, from Southampton on the 20th June, reached Malta on the 29th, at 8 a.m., and left at 6 p.m. for Alexandria. The Euxine, from Marseilles on the 29th Jane, arrived at Malta at m►dnight on the Ist inst., and left at 5 a.m. on the 2d for Alexandria. FRANCE. BOURSE, July s.—The market still continues in the same inactive state. Threes for the Account are unvaried at 66t. 15c. Mubilier last quoted at 1,072 f. 50c. Railway Shares show but slight va riation from previous prices. The market closed as fellows : 4t per Cents. f4 90 Do. erad Italian Loan 7O 55 Do. end month 7O 90 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — i-lome Debt .. 5O 3 per Ceuta Do. end month 66 25 Credit Mobilier 1087 50 Do. end month 11)0d Brnk Share 9 3310 Credit koneier l2BO Roman IaAILI Deferred - - VAT b. Orleans Northern Lyons and Meditermnean New ditto Southern Western Cash. Account. 872 50 .. 875 995 .. 997 50 892 50 .. 900 25 .. 59 .. 50 75 25 660 Eastern 475 - 365 410 - 638 75 431 25 655 - Sardinian Austrian Gon , bard North of Spain Saragossa.. R 652 Ditto to Barcelona - .. 25 .. 50 .. Highgate Arch-way Toll-gate. TO THE EDITOR OE THE &Mc. SIR,—On the evening of May 16th I interfered and pro tented a young gentleman, who was being brutally assaulted by the two Highgate Arch-way Toll-gate keepers, Thomas Page and John Featherstone. These men were subsequently convicted by Mr. Barker, on May 24th, and fined £5, with the option of 21 days' im prisonment. I appeared as a witness for the complainant. I wish, through the press, to inform the public that since the above occurrence my toll has been raised from 4d. to 6d. I have driven the above road almost daily for about two years, and, until I offended these two men, whom the worthy magistrate stigmatised as " brutal and cowardly," I was charged, what ail other residents on that line of road paid, viz., 4d. toll; but since tatty 16th not 'only myself, but any branch of my family who has been recognised by them has been charged 6d. Comment is unnecessary. I am, sir, your obedient servant, Wx. H. BRACILER. 15, Great Ormond•street. sth July, 1864. MARKETS—This Day, 1 4 ,1AhIC-LANE. The supply of home grown wheat on sale here to-day was very moderate. However, the tra'le both for red and white qualities was in a sluggish state, at Monday's cur rencies. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheats, Prime red American descriptions changed hands to a mo derate extent, at late rates ; otherwise the foreign trade was quiet, on former tetras. Floating cargoes of grain moved off steadily, at full prices. The market cc as seasonably well supplied with barley. Oa the whole the trade was steady, at full currencies. The malt trade was steady, at late rates. Oats, the supply of which was tolerably large, met a slow sale, at the recent fall in prices. Beans and peas ruled firm, at quite previous rates. The flour trade was quiet, on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WREK. Wheat. Barley. blalt. Oats. Flout. English...—. 410 I I 1,620 1 1,359 I 450 1ri5h......... N'0r5ign......10,310 530 12,850 Do eke. brlx. BOROUGH HOP. The amount of business doing in hops is very moderate, and prices were, in some instances, the turn in favour of buyers. The accounts from the plantations are more satis. factory. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the demand rules inactive, as follows: Beef, from 2e 10d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s Od ; veal, 36 10d to 43 8d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 41 Gd per Blbs by the carcase. THE FIFTY-MILE TROTTIN G MATCH AT LEEDS, —Yesterday, before the Leeds West Riding Magis• trates, Willoughby Green, of Smithfield Ironworks, Leeds, and owner of the celebrated American trotting horse, Jack Rosaiter, was charged with cruelly overdriving the said horse, in a match for $5O a aide last Monday week. Re was fined $5 and costs. His opponent in the match, John &Aeon, of the Talbot Hotel, Leeds, whose mare dropped down dead at Scarcroft, was not allowed the option of a fine, but was sentenced to one month's hard labour. Notice of appeal woo glyou. Yesterday Mr. H. W. Walker, inspecting auditor of dockyard accounts, accompanied by Mr. Watson, from the Admiralty, visited Chatham Dockyard, and were occupied in investigating the accounts of material, labour, and workmanship connected with the building of the ironclad frigate Royal Oak, the first of the ironclads constructed at Chatham, with the view of obtaining an accurate account of the entire cost of that vessel, in order that a compari son may be made with the accounts connected with the Prince Consort, ironclad frigate, constructed at Pembroke dockyard, The following appejintments were made yesterday at the AdmiraltT; Capt, S. Osborn, C. 8.. to the Royal Soverr,gn, commissioned; Capt. N. E. 'fur con.nissioned—A. L ew , paymaster, nour to tb-, to the olio—H. S. Collins, p aymaster, to the War rior.—A, G. Young, assistant -paymaster, to the Clio —J. M'lnnes, assist.-surg., to the Excellent—Dr H. S. Smart, assist.-surg., to the Asia—T. W. W. Tandy, chief engineer, to the Fisgard, for the Favourite—G. Mills, engineer, to the Asia, for the Whiemg—T. Grey, clerk, to the Clio--S. Shepherd, assist.-clerk, to the Cumberland, for naval barracks B. H. Chimmo, assist.-clerk, to the Clio—P.. W. G. Canning and J. P. Braine, assist.-clerks, additional to the Fisgard—and W. Jennings and C. H. Fauvel assist.-clerk to the Fisgard , as supernumeraries, Fit\ CLTflrt Cirmlat HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, July 5, The Queen, sccompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, went to London this mornir.g, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Major- General Seymour, and Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, and visited the Horticultural Gardens at South Ken sington. Her Majesty was met by Earl Grosvenor, Sir W. Di.ko, Mr. Cole, and the officers of the es tablishment. Her Majesty returned to Windsor Castie shortly hafore one o'clock. His Royal Highness Prince I.,?opold tack a car• riage airing, attended by Mr. Buff. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam , bridge and the Princess Mary of Cambridge, at. tended . by Captain Arthur Fain, visited the Queen and remained to luncheon, Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Colonel F, Sey.. moor, C,8., returned at two o'clocii from London. The Countess of Caledon has succeeded the Mar chioness of Ely as Lady in Waiting. Lord Cre morne and Col. F. Seymour, C. 8., have succeeded Lord de Tabley and Col. the Hon. A. Liddell as Lord and Groom in IVai!ing. - - Naval and Military Intelligence, Yesterday afternoon the launch of the armour. plated screw corvette Favourite took place from her building slip at Deptford Dockyard, in the pre- Bence of a numerous company, among whom were Sir Henry Chads, Admiral Goldsmith, Admiral Rodney Mundy, Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., Capt. H. Chads, Captain-Superintendent of the estaL blishment, Mr. M. Ladd, master shipwright, and other officers of the yard. The ceremony of christen ing was performed by Miss Laura Chads, sister of the Captain - Superintendev:„ and, the dog shores having been knocked away, the vessel instantly glided into the rive, e , where she was taken in tow by Government tugs, and brought to moorings nearly opposite the dockyard. There she will re main for . a few de e p, prior to being removed to Wor;iwich to receive her iron plates and armament. Tee Favourite was originally intended as a 21 gun corvette, her keel having been laid oa the 23d of August, 1860, but she was subsequently con verted into an ironclad. She has been completed under the superintendence of Mr. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the navy. See is to carry ten guns, six of which are 110 ; and four 100 pounders. Her armour plates will be 572 tons, and her engines of 400 horee power. Tte following: are her dimen sions :— Length between perpendiculars, 225 ft ; do, for tonnage, 262 ft, ; do. of the keel for ton nage, 195 ti. 611 n, ; breadth extreme, 46ft. ; do. for tonnage, 44ft. lOuin. ; do. moulded, 44ft. 2%in.; depth in hold, 25ft.; burden in tons, builders measurement, 2,093 76.64. After the launch her light draught of water forward WBB found to be 8 tt 9in„ and aft do. 16ft. Sin. Extraordinary Scene, Yesterday a very extraordinary scene took place before the Lords' committee to whom had been re ferred the Belfast Improvement Bill. In 1855 a suit was instituted by the Attorney-General for Ireland, at the relation of Mr. John Rea, solicitor, against certain members of the Belfast corporation, for having exceeded their borrowing powers, and the Lord Chancellor declared the defendants re sponsible for the sums overborrowed, amounting altogether to £133,000. Since that time several attempts have beet made by the corporation end Its friends to obtain the consent of their opponents, who are ail of the Liberal party, to a bill of indemnity, out Mr. Ilea and these woo act with him have de clared that, inasmuch as the corporation has hitherto been exclusively in the hands of the Tories, who have used their influence to disfranchise their oppo nents, the only terms on which they will consent to en Indemnity Bat are the complete political reor ganization of the Town Council, to be followed, as they confidently assert it will, by the return of Li beral representatives for many of tha constituencies in Ulster that now return Conservatives. Several bills introduced into Parliament to legalise the ex cessive expenditure have been vigorously oppo-ed the Liberals, and up to this time not less than £30,000 has been spent on either side in a contest which has now lasted over nine years. In 1860 the matters in dispute were submitted to arbitration, the Right Hon, the Colonial Minister, who was the Chief Secretary for Ireland, acting as umpire, and bill was introduced during the present semen and passed through the Commons, confirming the award, on condition that a public bill should be introduced to prevent if possible the further disfranchisement of Liberal ratepayers, and to remedy the other grievances complained of. The public bill intro duced by Sir Hugh Cairns being considered wholly inadequate, no fewer than five petitions were pre sented to the House of Lords against the Private Indemnity Bill, and referred to a committee, con sisting of Earl Grey (chairman), Lords Nelson, Rivers, Wrottesley, and Melville. When the committee met, Mr. BREWSTER, Q.C. (of the Irish bar), objected to the opponents being heard, on the ground that they were parties to and were bound by the award. Mr. Phinn, Q.C., Mr. Forsythe, Q.C. and Mr. Austin argued that their clients, Mr. John F. Fer guson, D.L., Dr. Denvir, the Roman Catholic bishop, and others had not signed the deed of sub• mission, and that Mr. Rea, who did sign it as re lator in the Chaneery Quit, had no power to bind them. Mr. M'KENNA, who appeared on behalf of the 40,000 Roman Catholic inhabitants of Belfast, was heard on the same side. Mr. REA claimed to be heard, but The CIIAIRMAN declined, as he was a party to the submission. - The room having been clearod the committee deliberated, and when the parties were again ad mitted the Chairman said they were of opinion that the arbitrators had heard the case fail, and that they would not hear any objections to the award. Mr. REA.—I must now respectfully claim my right as relator in the Chancery suit to mid my petition, and then if your lordships order me to retire I will do so. I refused X 20,000 in order that I might appear before the Lords' Committee, and yot. will not bo doing me justice if you refuse to hear my petition. It Is quite impossible for me to exaggerate the respect I have for the five peers of the realm who compose this committee, and I con sider it a great privilege to have suffered for ten years to be allowed to address them. Lord GREY—Mr. Res, your petition is before us, and we have looked at it. We think that id quite sufficient. Mr. REA—It must be read either by the clerk or by myself. You are bound on your oaths as peers to enter it as read on the minuses. 'Witnesses must also be produced to prove the deed of submission, for I do not admit I signed it. EArl GREY—I must insist on your being silent. Mr. RED—And I must insist on your removing me by force from the room. Earl GREY—You must withdraw. Mr REA—I will not withdraw voluntarily. Earl GREY—We must make you withdraw. Mr REA—I am a subject of her Majesty, and a belted earl shall not tyrannize over me. It is an act of tyranny, for which I will hold you answer able. I impute no improper motives to you. I will only be removed by force ; but a formal assault will be quite sufficient. 1 got myself dragged from the House of Commons because I thought the Lords' Committee would hear me. It is illegal to remove me except by the officers of the House. I did not expect that Earl Grey's sou would outrage the laws of the Constitution, after his father saving England from a revolution; and I hope Earl Nelson, for the sake of the name he bears, will prevent this outrage. The police have no more right to remove me than a Frenchman has to drag him from the deck of an English man.nf war. Two policemen were then brought in and caught hold of Mr . Rea, who then went quietly with them out of the room. The bill then Pasti3d th roug h co mmittee. Mr M'KENNA sa id he hope d t h e i r L or d s hi ps would make some suggestion in their report by which 4,001 t awn, whose cruse they had not heard, would be thide to keep toe pet.co, for he woulo reel bound to tell them that they had been aggrieved 6t44 were the Ilea= of injustice. The Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Prince and Princess of Leiningen dined with his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge a: Gloucester Houtte. Tne Marchioness of C..rmarthen and Captain Grey were in attendance. QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL GARDENS.—Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Beatrice, visited the Royal Horticultural Gardens yesterday, for the purpose of inspecting the progress of the works and additional planting. The Queen entered by Mr Ormson's new conservatory in Prince Albert's. road, and inspected the stove-house adjacent made for the purpose of exhibiting through plate-gla s orchids and other stove plants. Her Majesty passed through the northern arcades and the conservatory, and expressed her approval of the decorations, and the means adopted fir lighting at the fel lows' evening comet sazioni. The skeleton of the great sus pension tent, with Messrs Waterer and Godfrey's rhodo dendrons, still on the banks, was next visited, and the Queen returned to the gardens through the new conserva tory, with which it is proposed to complete ihe arcades on both sides. The new plantations in the centre,and the bank planted with a fine stock of rhododendrons, presented by Mrs Hope, of the Deepdene, were examined. Minton's majolica fountain received much attention. Her Majesty desired that a specimen of the new g Irdeu umbrellas should be forwarded to Windsor. Upon her Majesty's depart ing the Queen was pleased to express her entire approval and great pleasure at the improvements recently carried out. The Duchees of Bucel6uch had a dancing party last evening at Sefton House, Belgrave-square. A select party was present. The Earl of Derby was better yesterday; the noble earl was more free from pain. He is still confined to his bed, and there is not the leapt prospect that his lordship will be able to attend in the House of Lords this week. The Earl and Countess of Cardigan entertained at dinner, on Monday lust, the Earl and Countess of Stradbroke, Lord and Lady Curzon, Lord Loughborough, Hon. Mrs. Rous, Hon. George Fitzwilliam, Hon. Sc. George Foley, Hun. Eliot Yorke, Generai Cotton, Captain Bulkeley, Mr and Mrs Baring, Mrs de Horsey, and Mr Henry Potre. Tire Count and Countess Haniskorff and family have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris. Tne Lord Provost of Edinburgh has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. Lady DieurbeCd oecond bail, announced for gonday, the 11th inst., is Postponed to llrcdnesday, the .3th inst. A marriage is b take place (when the parties come of age) between Robert Stapleton Cotton, son of the Hon. Colonel S. Cotton, and Miss Fletcher, the ward of Lord Kenyon, and heiress of Mr Fletcher, of Lancashire, The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Pduce and P:incess Louis of Hesse, and the Prince and Princess of L:iningen, went to the Horse Show at the Agricultural Hail, Islington, yesterday, attended by tho Marchioness of Carmar then and Captain grey. The Princess of Wiles, accompanied by Princess Louis of Hesse and the Princess of Leiningen, took a carriage drive. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse and the Prince of Leiningen, rode oa horseback. Her Majesty's Theatre, By reason of the heavy Parliamentary reports, we must content ourselves with notifying that INT. Gounod's new opera, "Mireille,” under its Italian name, " Mirella," was performed last evening at Her Majesty's, with a magnifi cence in the general "getting up," and an excellence in the rendering of the music—alike by the principal artistes, the choruses, and the orchestra —entitled to our highest admiration. The princpal characters were supported by Mademoiselles Titiena, Trebelli, Volpini, and Reboux (from (Paris), Signors Giuglini and Junca, M. Gassier, and Mr Santley. The house was thronged, and the opera com pletely triumphant. " Mirella" is to be repeated to-morrow, according to previous announcement. Royal Italian Opera, Last evening Donizatti's pastoral opera, " L'Elisir d'Amore," was given, with brilliant success. Signor Mario, far the first time these eight years, was the Nemorino ; Signor Ronconi, Dulcamara ; M. Faure, Belcore ; and Mademoiselle Adelina Patti, Adina. The opera is to be repeated on Saturday. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.—A new and orginal burlesque, entitled " Arline, The Lost Cbild, or The Pole, The Policeman, and The Bear," is announced to be produced here on Monday, 25tu inst., and following evenings. The authors are Messrs Henry Bellingham and William Best, and this is the first time of " The Bohemian Girl" appearing in a burlesque form. M. DUMAS, in inlite Lion of nis contemporaries cu this side (..f the Channel, has commenced giving mac:bagel of his works in Paris. THE CREW OF THE ALABAMA AT WESTON'S MUSIC HALL—, On Monday 11 of toe remaining: crew of the gallant but ill-fated Confederate cruiser' Alabama, visited this popular place of amusement, and Wen) introduced to a crowded audience by Mr. Weston, amidst repeated and most enthusiastic applause. Mr. Bernard, c behalf of the gallant and weather-beaten defenders of Ilea unfortunate vessel, said they formed part of the survivoi'd of that ship sunk by the Federal war sloop, the Kearsag a. They only longed and hoped for an opportunity to meet latter vessel, to wipe away the stain of defeat from their character, not from their bravery —as the late contest be tween the two vessels was admitted to have been ono of the most gallant in the records of naval warfare. It Was Mr. Wenton's intention to give these brave sailers a bench t at the hall shortly. The sailors left the stage in the midst of hearty English cheers, and were twice called on h. 13 stage. One of their number briefly thanked the Engliith public for the kind sympathy and support which had Leo n. shown them since they were saved from a watery grave hy the Deerhound. FEDERAL AND CONFEDERATE CRUISEES.—TI le Precurseur of Antwerp of Saturday last says : "Yesterday afternoon a telegraphic despatch via IFrar,ce was received hero by Captain Craven, commanding the Fe deral frigate Niagara. The Niagara was engaged in coal ing, but that operation was suspended, and it was resolved that the frigate should leave the port to-day. From an early hour great activity prevailed on board, and at ono o'clock the Niagara got up steam and left. If our infornia tion be correct she is bound for Cherbourg, in the neigh bourhood of which port the Confederate cruiser Florida s .nd another Southern vessel have been observed waiting the coming out of the Kearsage. Captain Craven expects to return to this port in about ten days." WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT ?--.The bill for giving power to the Commissioners of Works to acquire a pile for the concentration of the courts of justice and law offices specially excepts Temple bar. It is not to be taken or used with the consent of the Common Council of the city. Lord TENTEEDEN had an inveterate habit of snubbing witnesses : One day he was presiding at a circuit dinner, and asked a country rapgistrate if he would take venison. " Thank you, say Lord ; I am going to take boiled chicken.' That, Si r , i s no answer to my question. I ask you again if you will take venison, and I will trouble you to say Yes or No without further prevarication." REMOVAL Ur LONDO N PAUPERS.—A return just issued shows that in. the year 1E63 2,415 paupers were re moved under orders of removal from metropolitan parishes to other parishes Within the metropolis, 1,757 to other parishes in England an 'Wales without the metropolis, and 409 to Ireland. The number of removals was consider* e.bly less Clan in 1561.